Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by willo007

So Carolco / StudioCanal!

Walter Hill's Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Peter Hyams' Narrow Margin (1990)
Roland Emmerich's Moon 44 (1990)
Mick Jackson's LA Story (1991)
Paul Schrader's Light Sleeper (1992)
Wagon's East (1994)

?

Yes, all Corolco titles are part of the Studio Canal library. Moon 44 is not Carolco, but it is with Lionsgate.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Well, between the Universal deal that just got kicked off not too long ago, the Disney deal that keeps bearing fruit and this new StudioCanal deal (on top of all the other existing deals they have in place), Kino's going to be very busy in the coming months/years, much to all our benefit.

Bravo and thank you, Kino. You guys are getting deals where no one else is. I'd love to see you guys get a deal with Warner and/or Sony some time in the future, but you're gonna understandably have your hands full for a while.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

A deal with StudioCanal?

I’ll get the ball rolling on the requests for Jean-Pierre Melville’s Bob Le Flambeur, Le Doulos, and Le Deuxieme Souffle.

I'm happy about this news but I'm afraid it's titles like the ones you list that Kino will go after primarily so movies like Extreme Prejudice Superstition, Vice Squad or The Manitou will fall by the wayside. Hopefully I'm wrong and Kino has bigger plans than just arthouse stuff. Many of these B movies are highly-requested.

[BarnDoor]

KL Insider - is Vice Squad still with StudioCanal?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We just signed a deal with Studio Canal. And Rider on the Rain is part of this large deal.

Only I didn't say fudge.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We just signed a deal with Studio Canal. And Rider on the Rain is part of this large deal.

This is a huge Christmas present.

[ChampagneTaste]

KL Insider, can you confirm if any percentage of your acquired titles from StudioCanal have been released on Blu-Ray in region 1?

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

A deal with StudioCanal?

I’ll get the ball rolling on the requests for Jean-Pierre Melville’s Bob Le Flambeur, Le Doulos, and Le Deuxieme Souffle.

And Le Cercle Rouge

[bsend]

My wants would be:
- And Soon the Darkness
- Army of Shadows
- Dead of Night
- Fright
- Peeping Tom
- Storm Warning
- Xtro

[Cremildo]

Alphaville, Une Femme est une femme and Diary of a Chambermaid, please.

[HorrorBlu]

I'd love to upgrade my Anchor Bay DVDs of Superstition and The Seduction.

Is Alligator a StudioCanal title? Also curious about Watchers, which I thought might be a Universal title but appears to be StudioCanal.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

While I do own the SC releases (Well I do own old Optimum release of Alex). These three should absolutely get a Region A release. Ice Cold in Alex is such a great film and should be more well known in the States.

The Colditz Story is also a good one though less known than Ice Cold in Alex and The Dam Busters.

[nitin]

Massive news re the SC deal(s) !!

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

And Le Cercle Rouge

Or stuff that hasn't already had a US release... like Le Trou, Touchez Pas au Grisbi, and Le Jour se Lève...

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

The Colditz Story is also a good one though less known than Ice Cold in Alex and The Dam Busters.

I'll have to check that one out! "Dunkirk" is also underappreciated; it was actually one of my first Region B locked releases I bought. SC did a great transfer and honestly watching it made me want to break out one of the "Medal of Honor" games (which is a good thing). It's also the first film I've seen Bernard Lee outside of a Bond film.

[outrunner]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We have lots of French, Italian and UK titles in the deal. Also, some American and Canadian films.

I'm hoping that The Silent Partner is one of the Canadian films.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by bsend

My wants would be:
- And Soon the Darkness
- Army of Shadows
- Dead of Night
- Fright
- Peeping Tom
- Storm Warning
- Xtro

Sounds like Fright is no longer with SC in the US unfortunately. Isn't Xtro a New Line/Warner title?

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I'll have to check that one out! "Dunkirk" is also underappreciated; it was actually one of my first Region B locked releases I bought. SC did a great transfer and honestly watching it made me want to break out one of the "Medal of Honor" games (which is a good thing). It's also the first film I've seen Bernard Lee outside of a Bond film.

Dunkirk is one I've really wanted to view. I don't think I've ever seen it aired in the US, unlike all the others which I have seen. Also, director Guy Hamilton was so much more than the James Bond series.

[KJones77]

If the assumption that Criterion is one of the two labels with a smaller deal is correct, I think we can move past hoping Kino will release any of the OOP Criterion releases.

Considering how much Criterion has wanted to get those back in print, I'd guess the first things they snapped up were those titles.

[belcherman]

Dear Mr. KLI,

I'm not asking you to confirm or deny, but I would be very, very happy if KL released some of the Ealing Studios comedies.

Thanks in advance